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THE CORPORAL PUNISHMENT DEBATE IN CANADA
Author(s) -
Bailey Martha
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
family court review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 4
eISSN - 1744-1617
pISSN - 1531-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.174-1617.2003.tb00911.x
Subject(s) - corporal punishment , parliament , supreme court , punishment (psychology) , law , political science , government (linguistics) , criminology , psychology , politics , social psychology , linguistics , philosophy
The controversial issue of corporal punishment of children is now before the Supreme Court of Canada. Whether or not Canada's highest court rules that the “reasonable chastisement” defense to charges of assault on children by parents and teachers is unconstitutional, it is likely that Parliament will move forward with reforms. Social science evidence on the negative effects of corporal punishment has been accepted by the federal government, and it seems likely that Canada will soon join the list of countries that prohibit the practice.